Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,256 male babies that were named Eric in the US, which was 0.07% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Eric peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 22,611 babies, which was 1.27% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Eric, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Eric.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Eric in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Eric in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Eric from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Eric as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	22611	1.27
1981	20712	1.16
1982	19878	1.10
1983	20347	1.14
1984	20955	1.16
1985	20844	1.13
1986	19528	1.06
1987	20203	1.08
1988	20175	1.05
1989	18977	0.95
1990	19430	0.95
1991	18051	0.89
1992	16145	0.81
1993	14548	0.74
1994	13311	0.69
1995	12485	0.66
1996	11611	0.61
1997	10317	0.55
1998	9964	0.52
1999	9382	0.49
2000	9162	0.47
2001	8559	0.44
2002	7928	0.41
2003	7787	0.39
2004	7133	0.36
2005	6697	0.34
2006	6232	0.30
2007	5959	0.29
2008	5377	0.26
2009	4646	0.23
2010	4201	0.22
2011	3751	0.20
2012	3637	0.19
2013	3265	0.17
2014	3323	0.17
2015	3046	0.16
2016	2930	0.15
2017	2782	0.15
2018	2410	0.13
2019	2205	0.12
2020	1917	0.11
2021	1790	0.10
2022	1561	0.09
2023	1547	0.09
2024	1406	0.08
2025	1256	0.07